UK's cheapest mobile sells for under a fiver

The ultimate "credit crunch-busting mobile," says Carphone Warehouse

Carphone Warehouse has slashed the price of the mobile phone, in a bid to win customers in the festive period.

The mobile phone seller is stocking a recession-proof pay-as-you-go handset for the measly sum of five pounds. The phone, called the Samsung B130, will sell at this price all the way up to Christmas.

As you would expect from a phone of this price, the mobile is fairly features-free. You won't find anything like a camera built into the device, but if polyphonic ringtones are your thing, then you are in luck. The mobile will even connect to the web.